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First Lady to Visit Mak, Commission Infrastructure Projects
The Vice Chancellor, Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe is pleased to inform you that the First Lady and Minister of Education and Sports, Hon. Janet Kataaha Museveni will visit Makerere University on Tuesday 17th May 2022 at 2:00p.m.
The Minister will Commission School of Law new Building, officially open the new building of the School of Dentistry, Commission Central Teaching Facilities 1 and 2 (CTF1 and CTF2), and lay a foundation stone for the reconstruction of the Main Administration Building.
Infrastructure Projects in Pictures
Thereafter, the Hon. Minister will proceed to the Freedom Square for a meeting with the Members of the University Council and Management.
Please take note of the Parking, Access and Security Guidelines below.
1 PROHIBITED PARKING
On Tuesday 17th May 2022, parking at the following locations is PROHIBITED: CCE, LAW, MISR, in front of Social Sciences building, in front of Senate Building, along the University Road, along Pool Road and along Quarry Road.
2 ACCESS TO MAKERERE UNIVERSITY MAIN CAMPUS
All members of staff, students and stakeholders should access the University through the Western Gate and the Eastern Gate.
a) The Western Gate will be open throughout the day (17th May 2022). You are strongly advised to use the Western Gate to access Makerere University Main Campus. The Western Gate is located near Technology/CEDAT through Sir Apollo Kaggwa Road.
b) The Eastern Gate will be open from 6:00am to 1:00pm. You are advised to use the Eastern Gate on 17th May 2022 from 6:00am to 1:00pm. NOTE: Access to the University through the Eastern Gate will be PROHIBITED from 1:00pm up to the time when the occasion of commissioning the School of Dentistry (located in that vicinity) has come to a complete stop.
The Eastern Gate is located just after Estates and Works Department through Bombo Road.
3 DESIGNATED PARKING
Please park in the following locations:
a) Parking slots at the Western side of Makerere University Main Campus (For instance CEDAT parking, Food Science parking, Lumumba Hall, Mary Stuart Hall, MITSFA etc).
b) Makerere University Sports Grounds (Accessed through the junction heading to School of Education/Makerere College School).
c) Makerere University Rugby Grounds (below Nsibirwa Hall)
d) CoVAB (College of Veterinary Medicine, Animal Resources and Bio-Security)
4 SECURITY GUIDELINES
a) You are expected to carry a form of Identification (National Identity Card or Makerere University Staff ID) to be presented to security upon request.
b) Kindly desist from carrying heavy or big bags so that you experience a fast and smooth security check at the different access points.
Please Note that the ACCESS, PARKING and SECURITY guidelines above are subject to change based on security advisories. Therefore, kindly comply with any new/additional Security Guidelines that may be spelt out at the different security points within the University.
Makerere University on 23rd January 2026 hosted the National Council for Higher Education (NCHE) validation meeting of the draft minimum standards for implementing Competence-Based Education (CBE) in Higher Education Institutions. The meeting held in the Yusuf Lule Central Teaching Facility Auditorium brought together Vice Chancellors, Rectors, Principals and Academic Registrars from Higher Education Institutions in Uganda.
Hosted by the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe represented by the Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic Affairs), Prof. Sarah Ssali, the meeting followed institutional input into the draft minimum standards and was aimed at validating them prior to their formal adoption by the NCHE Council at their next meeting in February 2026. The minimum standards cover nine areas namely; 1) Curriculum Design, 2) Teaching and Learning Approaches, 3) Assessment, 4) Faculty Training and Support, 5) Student Support Services, 6) Quality Assurance Systems, 7) Industry and Community Linkages, 8) Monitoring and Evaluation, and 9) Gender and Equity Mainstreaming.
Following feedback into presentations by the various leaders present, a motion to adopt the draft minimum standards, with institutional input incorporated, was moved by Bugema University, seconded by UMCAT School of Journalism and Mass Communication, and unanimously supported by institutions present.
At the conclusion of the meeting, Prof. Sarah Ssali appreciated NCHE for choosing Makerere to host the landmark event, reiterating that the University greatly respects each and every Higher Education Institution and regards them as partners and collaborators in the quest to improve Uganda’s Higher Education sector.
The Executive Director NCHE, Prof. Mary Okwakol reassured leaders present that all the pertinent issues raised for input into the draft minimum standards would be incorporated, and urged those with pressing issues to submit them before month’s end. She reiterated NCHE’s readiness to continue lobbying Government for the resources required by Higher Education Institutions, particularly Public Universities, to implement Competence-Based Education (CBE).
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